California Dental Assistant Careers

Choose a  California dental assistant program from the list of qualified California schools below. You may find traditional, campus-based courses and flexible online programs with a variety of strong dental assisting certificates.   California offers a number of employment positions as a dental assistant in the dental field.  San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego are urban areas that have plenty of dental assisting opportunities.

As a California dental assistant, you will:

• Work closely with, and under the supervision, of a dentist
• Perform a variety of patient care, office and lab duties
• Gather and sterilize instruments
• Work with patients to take dental x-rays and process film

Some career figures for dental assistant professionals in California:

• Average annual salary: $33,910
• Currently employed: 46,690
• Employment outlook: 29% growth
• Most popular degrees: Associate's, Certificate